Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #290

["Joe Cozzarelli" <cozz@lucent.com>]

I couldn't agree more.  Behind many  Who songs are great ballads.  I think
that's why a great deal of Pete's songs work so well acoustically.
J.C.

----- Original Message -----
From: <Gomper5@aol.com>
To: <thewho@igtc.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: The Who Mailing List Digest V6 #290


> In a message dated 12/1/99 12:02:53 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> Oshangrl@aol.com writes:
>
> <<  The Who doing a
>  ballad is like going to a restaurant that specializes in fish and
ordering
>  steak.
>   >>
> Pete, like any of his musical peers( the glimmer twins,
> lennon-mccartney,etc.)in the sixties, were and are capable of writing
> different types of music (hard rockers and ballads) IMHO, the thing I find
> the most appealing about the Who is that they can change emotions at the
tip
> of a hat.
> P.S.     The album Who came first is mostly ballads and people seem to
accept
> the album. That album makes me feel so warm inside when i put it
> on.(especially Pure and Easy)
>
>